London County Council (1887-1965)

City of London: Tower of London Precinct, c1957-c1959

File

Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/1.4

Scope and Contents

File of papers relating to London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 4: Tower of London Precinct. The file contains a planning brochure for the planned precinct, a layout plan by the Corporation of London City Planning Office overdrawn on an Ordnance Survey plan at 1:1250 scale (possibly reduced in size), and some typescript notes concerning the area.

Dates: c1957-c1959

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas / Comprehensive Development Areas: City of London

Elephant and Castle: drawings, 1955-1956

File

Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/5.2.5

Scope and Contents

5 copy perspective drawings (24cm x 37cm) of the proposed development at London County Council's Comprehensive Development Area no 5: Elephant and Castle. The drawings show the pedestrianised shopping areas and the multi-purpose office, shopping and entertainment development. The drawings are hand coloured. 2 are the same copy with differing hand colouring.

Dates: 1955-1956

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas / Comprehensive Development Areas: Elephant and Castle / Elephant and Castle: plans

Lewisham Clock Tower: papers, 7 September 1953

Item

Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/7.1

Scope and Contents

Typescript note concerning a change of use, from office buildings to residential, for buildings planned as part of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 7: Lewisham Clock Tower.

Dates: 7 September 1953

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas / Comprehensive Development Areas: Lewisham Clock Tower

London County Council: photographs, 1940s-1950s

Series

Identifier: PJM/LCC/G

Scope and Contents Photographs consists of: office blocks, 1950s Gipsy Road, Lambeth, 1940s housing development models and archways, 1950s the south prospect of London, 1666, 1950s architectural models, 1950s architectural models (2), 1958-1961 miscellaneous, 1950s County of London Plan, 1940s ...

Dates: 1940s-1950s

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council

New Barbican: photographs, 1954

File

Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/1.2.3

Scope and Contents Photographs relating to redevelopment of the Barbican area, as part of London County Council's Comprehensive Redevelopment Area no 1: City of London. The photographs consist of: 30 black and white photographic prints (20cm x 25cm) of the architectural models for the first scheme, and the extension to the first redevelopment scheme. This design was by the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning...

Dates: 1954

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas / Comprehensive Development Areas: City of London / City of London: New Barbican

Plans: South Bank permanent development (3), c1953

File

Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/4.8.6

Scope and Contents Set of 5 mixed manuscript and copy plans (39cm x 76cm) by the Reconstruction Areas Group of the Town Planning Division of London County Council Architect's Department. The plans show the proposed permanent development for the South Bank in London, which includes the National Theatre, the Royal Festival Hall, a hotel, a science centre, an airport terminal and office buildings. The plans are at 1:2500 scale and are intended for reduction to half size for an article in the Journal of the Royal...

Dates: c1953

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas / Comprehensive Development Areas: South Bank / South Bank: plans

South Bank: planning correspondence and papers, 1954-1955

File

Identifier: PJM/LCC/E/4.1

Scope and Contents Contents of 3 files of planning correspondence and papers from London County Council Architect's Department relating to the development of the London County Council Comprehensive Development Area no 4: South Bank. The first file is entitled "Redevelopment South Bank 1954" and statistics and a report relating to the development of "Upstream Offices" which was to be occupied by the Shell Group of Companies, a list of cases with their planning application reference numbers, a...

Dates: 1954-1955

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Comprehensive Development Areas / Comprehensive Development Areas: South Bank

University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

City of London: Tower of London Precinct, c1957-c1959

Elephant and Castle: drawings, 1955-1956

Lewisham Clock Tower: papers, 7 September 1953

London County Council: photographs, 1940s-1950s

New Barbican: photographs, 1954

Plans: South Bank permanent development (3), c1953

South Bank: planning correspondence and papers, 1954-1955

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